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Banff Longnose Dace

Rhinichthys cataractae smithi

The extinct Banff longnose dace was only found in Banff National Park, in a marsh into which the Cave and Basin Hotsprings drain. There is no estimate as to the past size of the population which was killed-off by the introduction of tropical fishes, leakage of chlorine from a swimming pool into the marsh, and construction of a beaver dam.

   
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